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% arforhey EDWARD LEVIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT-FORM,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2%, 1916.

Application filed April 22, 1913. Serial No. 762,767.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD LEVIN, a sub ject of the Czar of Russia, residing at New York city, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Forms, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in garment-forms, the object being to provide a bust portion of a garment-form that can be adjusted in practically all its surface, that is to say adjusted to change the breadth of the shoulders, the curvature of the back, size of hips, length of waist, size of the arm holes, dimensions of the bust and other dimensions.

To carry out my invention, I make the form out of a plurality of separate sections, either of metal or any other suitable material, mounted and adjusted as will be hereinafter set forth.

As my improved form is especially intended to be adjusted to suit any size waist or jacket, for instance, I connect and adjust the sections in such manner as to adapt them to be moved toward and away from each other as well as toward or away from the axis of the form. To set the form for any particular size, it will be placed within a garment (a waist for instance), and then contracted or expanded until the sections completely conform to the size and contour of the garment placed thereupon. In order that the form will approximate the human figure, I prefer ably apply to the same a padded covering provided with steels, at the waist, chest and back portions thereof, to give to the covering a corset-like eifect.

Other features of improvement will hereinafter be pointed out.

I will now proceed to describe my invention in detail, the novel features of which I will point out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved form, the covering being shown in section; Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, the covering being shown in section; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of my garment-form, the covering being omitted; Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the neck portion of the form, the section being taken on a line 44 in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is an enlarged elevation, partly in section, showing the means for altering the length of the waist; Fig. 6 is a sectional plan View, the section being taken on a line 66 in Fig. 1; Fig. 7 is a detail view showing two of the hip sections of the form and manner of connecting same; Fig. 8 is a sectional view, the section being taken on a llne 88 in Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a detail rear view of the bust-members of the form showing the manner of connecting same; Fig. 10 is a sectional view thereof, the section being taken on a line 10-10 in Fig. 9; Fig. 11 is a sectional plan view, the section being taken on a line 1111 in Fig. 2; Fig. 12 is an enlarged -detail View showing the manner of connecting the shoulder pieces to the sup port; and Fig. 13 is a detail view showing the manner of mounting the shoulder-strips in the neck section.

As herein illustrated my improved garment-form comprises a hip section 1 and .a bust section 2, which are connected by adustable standards 3 and 4-. The standards 3 and 4 each comprise, in this instance, two members or bars 5 and 6, the bars 6 being pivotally connnected to brackets 7 carried by a support 8. The bars 6 are held in any adjusted position by means of wing nuts 9. The bars 6 are provided with guides 10 in which the bars 5 slide. The bars 5 will fit the guides 10 snug enough to prevent any undue shake or lash. The upper end of each bar 5 is connected, as at 11 Fig. 12, to form a sup port for radial arms 12 which are pivoted to said support as at 13 (Fig. 12). Each arm 12 carries a slidable sleeve 11, to the outer ends of which are secured shoulder tips or armhole frames 15. To adjust the bars 5 longitudinally of the guides 10, I provide the said bars with a bracket 16 (Fig. 5) having a threaded boss 17 which receives a threaded post 18. The post 18 is provided with collars 19, between which a boss 20, on a bracket 21 carried by the bars 6, is located. The post 18 can rotate freely in the boss 20. hen the post 18 is rotated, the bust-section 2 of the form will raise or lower, whereby the length of the waist is changed, the bars 5 sliding in the guides 10. To rotate the post 18, I provide a shaft 21 which passes freely through a threaded sleeve 22 which rests upon the top collar 19. The sleeve 22 engages a threaded boss 23 on the plate 24 within the neck section 25.

To provide shaping means for the shoulders, I employ slidable ribs 26 and 27 which are pivotally connected together as at 28,

which at one end thereof are secured to the frames 15. (See Fig. 3). Straps 33 keep the ribs 31 and 32 together. To form a back for the form, I provide cross ribs 34, 35 and 36, the rib 34 being permanently secured to upstanding plates 37 which arecarried by adjustable bust-strips 38. The strips 38 are slidably secured together by straps 39. The strips 38 connect the frames 15 and bust-shield 40. By referring to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the strips 38 are pivotally connected tothe frames 15 as at 40 for a purpose to be hereinafter explained.

By referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the ribs 35 and 36 are secured at one end thereof, to the frames 15, the remainder of 'the said ribs being free to slide in a strap or guide 41 which keeps the strap members 34, 35 and 36 together. To form a chest-wall, I provide ribs 42 and 43, the rib 42 (see Figs. 1, 2 and 4) being secured at one end thereof to the neck-plate 24 (Fig. 4). Intermediate the ends of the rib 421 mount a slidable bracket 44, to which one end of each radial rib 43 is pivotally secured, the opposite end of each rib 43 being pivotally secured to a plate-member 45 on the bust-shield 40. As can be seen in Figs. 9 and 10, the bust-shield 40 consists (in this instance) of two slidably connected members 46 and 47, each of which is provided at its free end, with a plate 45. To prevent the members 46 and 47 from moving too easily, I place upon the said members a flat spring 48 which will, to some extent, resist the movement of the members 46 and 47.

By referring to Figs. 2 and 3 it will be seen that the bust-shield 40 is backed by springs 49 and 50 which are carried by a bracket 51 carried by the bars 6. The springs 49 and 50 tend to constantly force the bust-shield outwardly, the object of which will be hereinafter explained. By referring to Fig. 4, it will be seen that the neck-section is made up of the said plate 24 and section 25 which is pivotally secured by means of a rod 52 which passes through the said plate. 7

To provide aneck wall, I employ slidably connected ribs 53 and 54, the rib 54 being secured, at one end thereof, to the strip 38 (see Fig. 2) and the rib 53 being secured at one end thereof, to the neck section 25. (See Fig.4). By referring to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the shoulder-frame 15 is expansible, for 'thereason that its members are slotted at 55, through which slot pins 56 pass into the plate 57, to which one of the strip-members 38 is pivoted. The ends of the plate 57 of the frame 15 overlap each other and can therefore slide one upon the other. To alter the contour of the back of the form, which is made up of the ribs 34, 35, 36, 53 and 54, I provide a nut 58 which works upon a threaded stud 59 carried by a bracket 60 on the bars 6 (see Fig. 2). The nut 58 acts against a lug 61 which is hollow, and receives the stud 59. The lug 61 is carried by the centrally disposed vertically directed back rib 54, as can be seen in Fig. 2. To increase or decrease the curvature of the back, the nut 58 will be manipulated; to increase the curvature the nut 58 will be operated to force the lug 61 outwardly, thereby bending or curving the back members. To increase or decrease the fullness of the chest, the ribs 42 and 43 will be manipulated, that is to say the member 44 will be moved along the rib 42 to bow the ribs 42 and 43 more or less.

If the member 44 is moved toward the neck portion, the bust-shield can be caused to rise thereby altering the position of the bust relative to the waist line; that is to say, a high or low bust effect can be obtained by moving the ribs 43 toward or away from the neck portion. When the bust-shield is moved up or down the strips 38 will rotate about the pivot point 39. To increase or decrease the breadth of the shoulders, the shoulder-frames 15 will be moved toward or away from each other. When the shoulder-frames 15 are moved, the shoulder strips 27 will slide in the bracket 30 on the neck-plate 24. When the breadth of the shoulders is changed, the radial arms 12 will also slide in the co6perating members 14. When the shoulder dimensions are changed, both the chest-strips 31 and back strips 35 and 36 will move or slide. Should an erect carriage be desired, the shoulder-frames 15 can be moved backwardly, for the reason that the strips 26 and 27 are pivotally connected and the radial arms 12 are pivoted to the support 11. The dimension of the shoulder, that is to say, its circumferential dimension, can be decreased by pressing the frame 15 at the sides thereof, which will cause the overlapping ends of the plate 57 to slide one upon the other. The dimension can be increased by pulling the said frame apart. Owing to the pivotal mounting of the neckportion 25, the said neck-portion can be thrown forwardly or backwardly to alter the shoulder-line; that is to say, to raise or lower the same, I make use of the thread ed sleeve 22, which when operated will raise or lower the plate 24, whereby the neck section will be carried upwardly or downwardly, bowing the shoulder-strips 26 and 27 more or less.

I will now proceed to describe the hip or skirt-portion of the form, designated as an entirety by the numeral 1. The hip and skirt-section of the form comprises aplurality of adjustably connected plates 62 which are mounted on the outer end of springs 63 carried by the support 8. Each plate 62 carries a tongue '64 which slidably engages a socket 65 on the said support 8, which permits the plates 62 to be moved inwardly and outwardly. The plates 62 are furthermore slidably or adjustably connected by strips 66 which engage brackets 67 on said plates 62. The fit between the tongues 64 and sockets 65 will be tight enough to retain the plates in an adjusted position against the tension of the springs 63. The strips 66 serve to bind the plates 62 together in such manner as to cause any movement upon the-part of one plate to be communicated, to some extent, to its adjacent plate-'member. The strips 66 lend a certain rigidity to the structure, which would not exist without them.

A further important element of my improved garment-form consists of a fabric covering'67 preferably stuffed at the chest, bust and back portions, as at 68. The covering is fitted to the form not snugly, but loose enough to yield, to a considerable extent. To give to the covering a more symmetrical shape, I insert therein whalebones or steels 69 which commence adjacent the neck region and extend downwardly below the waist line at the front, back and sides. Providing the covering with the aforesaid steels gives to the covering, and to the form as a whole, the appearance and flexibility of the human form. To adjust the form at the hip and waist line, I provide the covering 67 with a drawing string 70.

The object of my improved form is to obtain the shape or contour of a body from a completed garment, that is to say, to obtain the shape of the bust and hips. Should it be desired to set the form to conform to the shape of the bust and hips of a particular body, it would only be necessary to take a garment which fitted the said body and place it on the form. Should the garment fit very loosely, the form will be manipulated to increase it in size until it fully fills out the garment to its natural fitted shape. I decrease the form in size by press-- ing the various elements inwardly. The pressure of buttoning the garment will place a tension on the springs 49 and 50, which will cause the bust-shield 40 to press firmly against the covering 67 and thereby produce a smooth fitting outer garment. As

all of the strips hereinbefore described are made out of spring metal, there will always be an outward pressure exerted on the covering 67 and consequently on the garment placed thereupon. When the drawing string 70 is pulled together, the plates 62 will be drawn inwardly, which will reduce the hip dimensions and at the same time the waist line, the hip dimensions being changed by the pressure of the plates 62 inwardly against the tension of the springs 63. The breadth of the bust can be changed by sliding the bust-shield members 46 and 47 together or apart. To obtain the so-called straight front effect, I utilize a pivotal plate 71 which is carried by the front plate 62. (See Fig. 1). When the plate 71 is swung outwardly, as shown by dotted lines, the covering 67 will be forced outwardly at this point to produce the straight front effect. The plates 62 are pivoted as at 68 (Fig. 8) to accommodate the form to adjust itself to different hipformations. It will be seen (Figs. 3 and 12) that the meeting ends of the arms 12 are toothed or serrated as at 12 and mesh with each other, so that, when the back of the shoulder portions is to be bowed, each shoulder will be bowed correspondingly or in unison.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A garment form including a bust section, said section comprising a bust shield, shoulder frames and a neck section, relatively movable resilient strips connecting said neck section and bust shield, and relatively movable resilient strips connecting said shoulder frames to over-lie the first mentioned resilient strips and form a chest element.

2. In a garment form a neck section, including a fixed plate and a cylindrical section pivotally connected thereto, shoulder frames, and a bust shield, means adjustably connecting the bust shield and said plate, means adjustably connecting the respective shoulder frames, and means carried by the cylindrical sectionto slidably receive the shoulder frame adjusting means.

3. A garment form including a support, bars slidably connected to said support, shoulder frames carried by said bars, means for adjusting said bars relative to the sup port, a plate mounted on said adjusting means and a cylindrical section pivotally connected to the plate, said plate and cylindrical section forming a neck section.

4:. A garment form including a support, bars slidably connected to said support, shoulder frames carried by said bars, means for adjusting said bars relative to the support, a plate mounted on said adjusting means and a cylindrical section pivotally connected to the plate, said plate and cylin' drical section forming a neck section, and means slidably connected to said plate and pivotally connected to the shoulder frames.

5. In a garment form. a support, a neck the outer section of the strip pivotally con- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

section carried by and adjustable withrenected to the shoulder frame. 19 lation to said support, strips pivotally con-' Signed at New York city, N. Y., this 19 nected to said support, shoulder frames day of April, 1913.

5 slidably mounted on said strips, and EDWARD LEVIN.

shoulder strips each including pivoted sec- Witnesses: tions the inner section of each strip being MAURICE BLOCK,

. slidahly supported at the neck section and RUTH MnYERs. 

